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07/11/11 Six Southland communities will share $6.6 million in federal money to buy and rehab foreclosed homes and make other improvements, Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday during a stop in Tinley Park.The money is part of the $169 million in federal disaster relief money the state got after the remnants of Hurricane Ike in 2008 spawned flooding in Illinois. Some of the money being given to local communities ...
07/09/11 GALVESTON Hurricane Ike was a savage, deadly storm, but its clouds had a silver lining for Devon Profitt.
07/06/11 Many Orange County residents found out about storm surge after Hurricane Ike.
07/01/11 share: digg facebook twitter With progress in debris cleanup and rebuilding, visitors are flocking to parks and wildlife refuges damaged by Hurricane Ike.
06/25/11 TEXAS CITY For the first time since Hurricane Ike's landfall in 2008, Tackle Time is back home at the Texas City Dike.
06/16/11 Two Woodford County communities will be awarded federal grants to help pay for water and sewer infrastructure upgrades following damage from storms related to Hurricane Ike in 2008.
05/28/11 GALVESTON Representatives said a bill would provide the University of Texas Medical Branch with funds vital to its recovery from Hurricane Ike.
05/21/11 Hurricane Ike had turned portions of a historic Tiffany window into a 5-gallon pail of sparkling shards.
05/16/11 Galveston leaders will consider designs for a $24 million "safe room" to protect emergency responders staying behind if another storm like Hurricane Ike hits
05/12/11 GALVESTON After several months of speculation, theres fresh news on the post-Hurricane Ike status of the Galveston Yacht Basin.
04/23/11 Trashed docks had to be closed for cleanup in September only weeks after reopening after Hurricane Ike
04/15/11 More than 2,000 people lined up for help as Hurricane Ike housing needs continue more than two years after the storm hit Southeast Texas
03/06/11 share: digg facebook twitter Out on the coastal plains west of Sabine Pass, dead brown marshes are about to burst into vibrant spring hues; alligators are enjoying the longer, warmer days; even the mosquitoes are assembling for their annual vernal assaults on all things warm blooded. For the first time since Hurricane Ike gutted facilities for McFaddin and Texas Point national wildlife refuges ...
03/04/11 Jennifer Kielman and Albert Belez are in Galveston, TX as Hurricane Ike makes land.
02/20/11 For most of us, Hurricane Ike is just a bad memory. The destruction it left in September of 2008 has long been repaired. But one family in Crosby is still struggling to recover. So former Houston Councilman Joe Roach is stepping in and looking out for the little guy
02/19/11 GALVESTON A waterfront apartment complex damaged by Hurricane Ike was sold last week and is expected to undergo a $26.5 million rebuild.
02/17/11 GANADO - The theater doors were locked at the Ganado Cinema for four days this week, the longest since Hurricane Ike.
02/06/11 Roads damaged by Hurricane Ike will soon get a makeover in Bridge City.
01/30/11 GALVESTON A new lead from South Carolina could help identify the remains of the countys last known victim of Hurricane Ike.
01/24/11 share: digg facebook twitter Some Jefferson County correctional officers involved in a dispute with the county regarding Hurricane Ike overtime pay will have to give back some of the money they received for the time they worked following the storm. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Association, the local union which represents correctional officers, filed a grievance in 2009, saying officers who ...
01/06/11 DNA has failed to unlock the identity of a web-footed woman believed by investigators to be the last unidentified drowning victim of 2008's Hurricane Ike |